Neo Rapa Nui, and Forced Deportations for the Homeless?

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

I guess I am going to have to find out what airline is going to fly them. Sitting next to a paranoid schizophrenic who hasn't had a bath in 2 years and is Jonesing for a dose of meth, all the way from Honolulu to Seattle is something I would rather avoid.

Since the visitor industry is involved, I'd expect all the airlines to be participating... Hawaiian, Alaska, American, et al. And surely you read the part of the story that said those who are granted the tickets will be cleaned up, showered and given clean clothes.

I have seen no information about how paranoid schizophrenics OR meth addicts (one is rarely both) might fare if they applied for this program. And they do have to apply, unlike previous attempts to run undesirables out of town against their will. But I have to guess that applicants with behavior issues are not going to get a chance to bring criticism down on the program. I think everyone involved in administering this program is going to work hard to have it succeed.

[Jungjohann]

Originally Posted by OpenD

I have seen no information about how paranoid schizophrenics OR meth addicts (one is rarely both) going to

You might want to re-think that one.

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by Jungjohann

You might want to re-think that one.

There are no clear answers on this one, but my impression is that true schizophrenics tend to self-medicate with cigarettes (70% smoke) and marijuana and alcohol for the most part, rather than with harder drugs, which seem too much like the anti-schizophrenia drugs they eschew. But people who do get into meth tend to exhibit behaviors of mental illness like schizophrenia fairly quickly, contributing to confusion between the two different situations.

In any case, whether that's true or not, I doubt that the situational premise OWS raised would actually happen. One incident like that and the entire program could come to a screeching halt, so I have to think the stakeholders will be monitoring what really happens. People with behavior OR hygiene issues are not going to be put on those planes with John Q. Public. There's too much at stake.

Funny, this reminded me of the worst experience I ever had with another passenger back when I was a road warrior... long flight, 100% full, and the woman seated next to me was fine until we took off, then started sobbing inconsolably for the entire trip... loud, wracking sobs... the entire trip.